Demsky

"The man with the kite?" Will was puzzled.

"He does his work down here," she
explained; "but he holds a string in his hand, and at the other end of the
string is a kite,and the kite is forever trying to go higher,
higher, Higher. Even while he's at work, he feels the constant Pull from Above, feels the Spirit tugging insistently at the flesh.

Think of it! A man of affairs, a great Captain of
Industry?and yet, for him, the only thing that Really Matters is the
Immortality of the Soul."

At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated beings, unconnected to the rest of the universe and each other, has led us to view the “outside” world and others with hostility. Breaking this taboo can be extremely objectionable in society as a whole yet questioning them will help us grow and understand why they exist in the first place and what we can do to better things.
Lessons of love, understanding, choices, perseverance, and adaptability are some of the themes on 'The Taboo Of All Things'.
This is an EP of reflection.
The ambient and weaving formations of the layers in each track are representations of the elements of the environment around us each more beautiful than the next especially when they are interlaced. The rawness and unpredictability of some of the sounds is to show that nothing is ever the same twice.
This is Toronto-born Demsky’s second solo EP. Now residing in Tokyo, Demsky takes a lot of his inspiration from artists like Tycho, Lemon Jelly and the beat-making, post-rock scenes that he’s heavily involved in supporting Tomy Wealth.
人間の軋轢の根底は、我々が自分を勘違いする事に基づいています。 人々は個であり、初めは皆そこから始まります。 外界と繋がっていないそれぞれの人々は、「外」のものを敵として扱ってしまう傾向があります。 この禁忌に対して異を唱える際、世の中からは反発を受けるでしょう。 しかし継続をすれば、この現状の原因は何なのか、どうしたら改善出来るのか、それはしだいに明確となるでしょう。
愛の教え・理解・選択・忍耐・臨機応変・がこのアルバム「世の禁忌」のテーマ、つまりこれは反省のEPです。
各トラックのアンビエンスが織り成すレイヤーはだんだんと変化していきます、それは現状より美しくなる環境変化に希望を込めて。 また、予測不可能な音の変化は、世の出来事は二度と繰り返す事が無いという事を音で表しています。
「世の禁忌」 カナダはトロント生まれのDemskyの二枚目のソロEP。 現在 東京住まいのDemskyは、ソロではTycho, Lemon Jelly, などのサウンドメイカーに影響を受けつつ、またTomy Wealthのライブメンバーとしても活躍中です。
Art by MSASSYK
Special thanks to my family, Yoriko, Tomy Wealth, Yuggy, Greg, Yosi, MSASSYK, The Mutant Academy family, and everyone who has kept me inspired and motivated.
Arctic Boogie
It’s All Lemons
Rise
Powder
What Is
Orenda

I have always liked working with different artists and playing with new sounds. Finally, the opportunity arose and it became a beautiful reality.
'The Man With The Kite' Remixed over time became something bigger than I expected. After the devastating earthquake in the Tohoku Region, the love that Japan has received from around the world has been incredible. No matter where you come from, people cared and wanted to help. This album is dedicated to keeping that spirit alive.
There are still a lot of people still without proper food, water and shelter. The money we raise from this album will 100% go directly in the hands of those people that have lost so much from their lives. My good friend frequently drives down to the disaster areas and delivers fresh food and water directly to the people that need it.
Thank you to all the kind people from around the world that I have met through this experience. I hope we can eventually meet someday in person. MicBeatZ, Sweet Dream Flowers, Lame Grandma With Big Bag, The Association, Peter Lehndorff and Eisbar Your great spirits and energy is definitely noticeable on this album. I couldn't have done it without you. Thank You from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you for taking the time to listen. Please donate and help some people that need a helping hand as we speak :)
色々なアーティストとのプロジェクトを通して新しいサウ​ンドを作ることがずっと好きだった僕。やっとそのチャン​スが巡ってきて、今回、最高のアルバムを制作することが​できました。
長い間かけてリミックスされた'The Man With The Kite'は、僕が期待していた以上の作品になりました​。悲惨な東北地方太平洋沖地震が起きた後、世界の国々か​ら日本が受けた愛はとても大きなものです。国籍問わずど​の国の人々も日本を心配し支援しようと一生懸命になりま​した。このアルバムはそのスピリットを受け継いでいます​。
今もなお、充分な食べ物、水、住まいが無い人たちが沢山​います。このアルバムを通して集めた金額は全て、頻繁に​被害地区を訪れ食料や水を直接届けている僕の友達に託し​、悲劇によって多くの物を失った被害者の元へ必ず送られ​ます。
この経験を通して出会った世界中の友達に感謝します。M​icBeatZ、Sweet Dream Flowers、 Lame Grandma With Big Bag、 The Association、 Peter Lehndorff そして Eisbar、皆の素晴らしいスピリットやパワーはこの​アルバムを通して絶対に伝わるはず。
皆が居なければ、このプロジェクトは完成しなかったよ。​いつか実際に会えることを楽しみにしています！心からあ​りがとう。
アルバムを聞いてくれてありがとうございます。困ってい​る人々の少しでも助けになるように、寄付してくれるとう​れしいです。

Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Demsky has been perfecting his unique style of songwriting with help from the people that inspire him every day, his friends and family. For the past decade, Demsky has played all across Canada and the Northeastern region of the States with the likes of Vanderpark, Fried Dough and The Boo.
2010 turned out to be a year of growth and time well spent on the making of his first ever EP ‘The Man with the Kite’. A blend of Song-writer friendly tunes, mixed with an electronic rhythmic backdrop. The title was chosen after reading Aldous Huxley’s book, ‘Island’ - a passage of which Demsky found particularly inspiring:
"The man with the kite?" Will was puzzled. "He does his work down here," she explained; "but he holds a string in his hand, and at the other end of the string is a kite, and the kite is forever trying to go higher, higher, Higher. Even while he's at work, he feels the constant Pull from Above, feels the Spirit tugging insistently at the flesh. Think of it! A man of affairs, a great Captain of Industry—and yet, for him, the only thing that Really Matters is the Immortality of the Soul."
Lessons of love, loss, choices, perseverance, devotion, and adaptability are some of the themes on 'The Man With The Kite'.